Ephesians 3:17-20
I
pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and
long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this
love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the
measure of all the fullness of God.
Jeremiah 31:3
I
have loved you with an everlasting love, I have drawn you with
loving-kindness.
John 3:16
For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.
Romans 5:8
God
demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
I John 3:1
How
great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we
should be called children of God.
Deuteronomy 33:12
The
beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; And the Lord
shall cover him all the day long.
Joshua 1:5
I
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Isaiah 51:12
I,
even I, am He that comforts you.
Isaiah
66:13 As
one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you.
Nehemiah
9:17 Thou
art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful.
Lamentations 3:22
Because
of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his
compassions never fail.
Matthew 28:20
I
am with you always, to the very end of the age.
John 15:13 Greater
love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his
friends.
Romans 8:35-37 Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or
hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or
sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us.
God,
our hearts become humbled when we think of how you love us.
Draw us to Yourself by your great mercy, help us to trust you
with all of our cares and to love you with all of our heart.
The
Lost Lamb
There
once was a shepherd who had spent his whole life tending his
flock. Over the years he had seen when each one was born. He
would call them by name for he loved his lambs. Each night the
shepherd would call his sheep and they would come because they
knew his voice and he would count them one by one to see that
all were safe.
But
one night he saw that a lamb was missing. At that moment the
only thought in the shepherd's mind was the lost lamb. Hardly
even thinking about the flock he ran into the night calling
his lamb. As he walked the darkness became cold so he put his
coat up around himself and thought "Where is my lamb on
such a cold night as this?" The hours passed and he could
hear the howling of the wolves in the distance. His pace
started to become more rapid. "Where is my lamb on a
dangerous night like this!" As thoughts of his lamb in
danger began to whirl around in his mind, the shepherd looked
out across a large cold field. There he saw his lamb shivering
with fright. He ran to it and gathered it up in his arms. He
was so glad to see the lamb that he didn't even think of why
it had wandered off. All he knew was that he had found his
precious one. He took off his coat and wrapped it around the
cold lamb and carried it home singing with joy that his lamb
that was lost was now found.
by Cheryl Andreasen
All
scripture taken from the Holy Bible, The New International
Version, Zondervan Bible Publishers and The Living Bible,
Tyndale House Publishers.
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